to react
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2.8
- verb
- /riˈækt/
- That means that our nervous system begins to react and say don't relax.
- react to change
- people react
- react differently
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Watch on YouTubeHow did your parents react to it all?
- How did your parents react to it all?
- Expect them to react, but stand your ground now.
- Just how you guys react to these absurd answers.
- That means that our nervous system begins to react and say don't relax.
- And you don't engage and you don't react and you don't explain.
- How did your peers and family members react to your successes?
- These are things where people react non verbally.
- You couldn't react to it as a human.
- We know that plants are things that react to their environment, right?
- I believe that ITV, the way they've reacted, wanted to end that show.
Examples
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How did your parents react to it all?
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Research continues to uncover new facts about humans and how they react to illnesses and treatments.
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How did your, I mean, how did your mom react when you told her?
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How are you going to react to me having done it?
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But boy did they react to what he had to say.
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How can I not react in that way to that?
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How did your peers and family members react to your successes?
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Accept how you feel, but don't react to how you feel.
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We are deeply and sincerely apologetic for the way our dear daughter has reacted to this situation.
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How did your parents react to the news of your promotion?
Synonyms
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To say or do something as an answer to what someone says
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Etymology
The word react comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and act meaning 'do', the same root you see in action. So to react is to 'do' something in answer to what happens, in other words to respond.